The headline numbers from the FAA registry file captured this day, each in plain English.
- Aircraft on record
- 316,049
- The FAA’s file lists 316,049 aircraft records.
- Changes since Wed Aug 19
- 135
- 135 changes to aircraft tied to a company since the capture before, on Wednesday, August 19. A change is a new registration, a cancellation, or a change of owner, status or certificate.
- Going Dark
- 3,519
- 3,519 registered aircraft have the owner’s name withheld. A count only: no aircraft and no owner is shown.
The seven days to Thursday, August 20
- Changes
- 708
- 708 changes first seen in the seven days to Thursday, August 20.
- New deliveries
- 35
- 35 aircraft went from a manufacturer to a first holder.
- Deregistrations
- 88
- 88 cancelled registrations appeared in the FAA’s deregistered file.
- Exports
- 46
- 46 of those were cancelled for export to another country.
Company movers, the same seven days
- Zipline International Inc
- +76
- More delivery drones.
- AmazonAMZN
- +69
- More delivery drones.
- Hylio Inc
- +41
- More farm drones.
- TextronTXT
- +8
- More aircraft.
- Cirrus Design
- +19
- More piston planes.
- Shield AI
- −13
- Fewer defense drones.
- Piper Aircraft
- +6
- More piston planes.
- ACE Aeronautics
- +5
- More helicopters.
Companies only, named at 25 or more aircraft or a ticker. Lessors, trustees and individuals are never shown. The net change is aircraft added less aircraft removed.
Headline numbers only. The full change log is in the sample pack. Request the sample pack (opens in a new tab)